{"id":2804,"date":"2021-12-14T23:00:43","date_gmt":"2021-12-14T23:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tmcldev.wpengine.com\/mcgovern\/?p=2804"},"modified":"2025-05-16T14:25:21","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T14:25:21","slug":"new-exhibit-featuring-dr-bertner-on-display-at-the-tmc-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/library.tmc.edu\/mcgovern\/2021\/12\/14\/new-exhibit-featuring-dr-bertner-on-display-at-the-tmc-library\/","title":{"rendered":"New Exhibit featuring Dr. Bertner on Display at the TMC Library"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Matt Richardson, Archivist and Special Collections Librarian<\/strong><\/p>\n

The McGovern Historical Center is proud to announce the opening of a new exhibit at the TMC Library. This exhibit celebrates the life and work of one of the Texas Medical Center\u2019s founders and strongest champions, Dr. Ernst Bertner.<\/p>\n

Presented in two sections, the exhibit uses materials from the archives to highlight both Dr. Bertner\u2019s professional contributions and his personal life.<\/p>\n

Dr. Bertner\u2019s collection<\/a> offers a tour through the formative years of the TMC. The \u201cprofessional\u201d half of the exhibit shows him receiving the deed to the property at the TMC Dedicatory Dinner, presiding over the Dedication of the M.D. Anderson Hospital for Cancer Research, and attending the laying of the cornerstone for Methodist Hospital, all within a span of six years. The exhibit tells this story through a mixture of photographs, event programs, and newspaper clippings.<\/p>\n

On the \u201cpersonal\u201d side, the exhibit showcases Dr. Bertner’s service in World War I, as well as his courtship and marriage to Julia Williams Bertner. Included here are letters from Dr. Bertner’s family, as well as photographs showing the Bertners at leisure. In fact, Julia Bertner (later Naylor) deserves no small portion of credit for this exhibit\u2014not only was she by Dr. Bertner\u2019s side through this exciting period, but she also donated much of this material to the archives!<\/p>\n

Putting together the exhibit also provided an opportunity to scan materials from Dr. Bertner\u2019s archival collection. There are nearly fifty photographs<\/a> and a dozen documents<\/a> newly available online\u2014think of it as \u201cbonus material\u201d to compliment the exhibit. That\u2019s in addition to the two phonograph recordings of Dr. Bertner\u2019s voice we blogged about previously<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Since the Research Center is located a few miles down the road<\/a> from the main TMC Library, exhibits like this one provide an opportunity for the archives to connect to students and other visitors there. We hope you have a chance to visit and check it out!<\/p>\n

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The first case in the exhibit features archival materials highlighting Dr. Bertner’s professional contributions to the Texas Medical Center.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figcaption>
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The second case in the exhibit features documents and photographs illustrating Dr. Bertner’s personal life.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figcaption>
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E. W. Bertner (left), President of the Texas Medical Center, receives the deed to the TMC property from Leland Anderson (center), accompanied by Bishop Clinton S. Quinn at the Texas Medical Center Dedication Dinner, February 28, 1946. MS 002 E. W. Bertner papers MS002-033, McGovern Historical Center.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figcaption>
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As Acting Director of the M. D. Anderson Hospital, Dr. Bertner presided over the Afternoon Session of the Dedication of the M. D. Anderson Hospital for Cancer Research. Speakers included Governor Coke Stevenson, John H. Bickett, Jr.; Colonel W. B. Bates; Homer Rainey, Ph.D.; and Hines Baker. Scientific presentations were given by Chauncey D. Leake, Ph.D.; Frank E. Adair, M.D., and others. February 17, 1944. MS 002 E. W. Bertner papers, box 4, folder 17, McGovern Historical Center.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figcaption>
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A crowd at the cornerstone laying of Methodist Hospital. Dr. Bertner is seated in the car next to the stage. A handwritten note on another photograph reads, \u201cdedication of Methodist Hospital– Bill in car on the side. Too ill to get out.” However, the accompanying Houston Press article reports the Bertner spoke at the ceremony. 1950. MS 002 E. W. Bertner papers, MS002-044, McGovern Historical Center.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figcaption>
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Lt. E. W. Bertner in military uniform outside a building, possibly in Europe, approximately 1917-1919. MS 002 E. W. Bertner papers, MS002-088, McGovern Historical Center.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figcaption>
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E. W. Bertner and Julia Bertner posing outdoors, undated. MS 002 E. W. Bertner papers MS002-118, McGovern Historical Center.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figcaption>
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Telegram to E. W. Bertner from his family congratulating him on the establishment of the Texas Medical Center, February 23, 1946. MS 002 E. W. Bertner papers box 1, folder 25, McGovern Historical Center.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figcaption>
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By Matt Richardson, Archivist and Special Collections Librarian The McGovern Historical Center is proud to announce the opening of a new exhibit at the TMC Library. This exhibit celebrates the life and work of one of the Texas Medical Center\u2019s founders and strongest champions, Dr. Ernst Bertner. Presented in two sections, the exhibit uses materials […]<\/p>\n

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